SEED Program Funds Educator Development Grants

Supporting Effective Educator Development 84.423A

Agency: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

Assistance Listings: 84.423 -- Supporting Effective Educator Development Program

Last Updated: April 16, 2026 View version history on Grants.gov

Description

The Employment and Training Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting applications in support of the administration of the Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) program on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The SEED program provides funding to increase the number of highly effective educators by supporting the implementation of evidence-based practices that prepare, develop, or enhance the skills of educators to improve student outcomes. These grants will allow eligible entities to develop, expand, and evaluate practices that can serve as models... to be sustained and disseminated.Applicants can receive competitive preference points to projects or proposals that will be carried out by State educational agency grantees. This priority aligns to the Administration"s efforts to ensure federal education dollars empower states to best meet their teachers" and students" needs. Applicants can also receive competitive preference points for projects or proposals that are designed to responsibly advance artificial intelligence and/or prioritize and expand Registered Apprenticeships. Show full description

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Education

• Private institutions of higher education
• Public and state institutions of higher education

Government

• Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Nonprofit

• Other Native American tribal organizations
• Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)
• Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Business

• For-profit organizations other than small businesses

Miscellaneous

• Other

Additional information

To receive funds under this program, an applicant must be:An institution of higher education (IHE) that provides course materials or resources that are evidence-based in increasing academic achievement, graduation rates, or rates of postsecondary education matriculation;A national nonprofit entity with a demonstrated record of raising student academic achievement, graduation rates, and rates of higher education attendance, matriculation, or completion, or of effectiveness in providing preparation and professional development activities and programs for teachers, principals, or other school leaders;The Bureau of Indian Education; orA partnership consisting of--One or more entities described in paragraph (a) or (b); andA for-profit entity.Note: If you are a nonprofit organization, under 34 CFR 75.51, you may demonstrate your nonprofit status by any of the following means: (1) proof that the Internal Revenue Service currently recognizes the applicant as an organization to which contributions are tax deductible under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a statement from a State taxing body or the State attorney general certifying that the organization is a nonprofit organization operating within the State and that no part of its net earnings may lawfully benefit any private shareholder or individual; (3) a certified copy of the applicant"s certificate of incorporation or similar document if it clearly establishes the nonprofit status of the applicant; or (4) any item described above if that item applies to a State or national parent organization, together with a statement by the State or parent organization that the applicant is a local nonprofit affiliate.

Grantor contact information

Description

Orman Feres
orman.feres@ed.gov

Email

orman.feres@ed.gov

orman.feres@ed.gov

Documents

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| File name | Description | Last updated |
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| SEEDFY2026ApplicationNoticeandInstructions__final.pdf | SEED FY 2026 Application Notice and Instructions _final.pdf | Apr 16, 2026 05:52 PM UTC |

Link to additional information

https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/teacher-preparation-grants/supporting-effective-educator-development-grant-program

Closing: June 1, 2026

Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59:59 pm Eastern Time.

Application process

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Award

$90,000,000

Program Funding

30

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

DOL-OESE-33914

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

-- Category of Funding Activity:

Education

Category Explanation:

--

History

Version:

3

Posted date:

April 16, 2026

Archive date:

July 1, 2026